On July 27, 1983, Comandante Reyes Mata gave Lieutenant “Justo Martinez” a large sum of Honduran lempiras “to purchase mules, supplies, and, especially, food.”Lt. Martinez and several other guerrillas left the base camp at Congolon for the closest town, Nueva Palestina—a three- to four-day hike through the jungle on foot.It was a twofold mission.Martinez was to establish the FAP’s presence in the town, linking it with Congolon.A similar link would then be made with Tegucigalpa, the country’s capital city.Once accomplished, the FAP’s “internal front” would become a reality.“We have vested in it our hope for survival,” wrote Reyes Mata in his war diary.

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About Greg Walker

Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Greg Walker's military career includes the 9th Infantry Division and the 10th, 7th, and 19th Special Forces Groups. He is a combat veteran of the war in El Salvador and Operation Iraqi Freedom. A published author and journalist since 1989, Greg specializes in investigative reporting, U.S. Special Operations history, and Veteran healthcare issues.

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Tobias P

with this series my annual sofrep (ooops, newsrep) subscription has already paid off two months into 2019. learning from ones past mistakes includes naming them. The "Condor" weighs heavily on the US's reputation and credibility in Latinoamerica not least because several American citizens were disappeared in it's course - with either tacit or overt approval by the "state department"...

Mic-Mac

Greg W, this was a very interesting and informative writing about a time and place that I have much interest. I remember the conflicts going on, but never really understood what was happening except what was on the news, and we know how that plays out. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to more!

Andy T

Whether it be falling out of helicopters or waiting in bread lines, it doesn't pay to be a communist.